Nowadays, instead of sending some materialism items as presents, more and more people like to send houseplants as present. The new trend about the concept of decluttering living make people start to thinking what is really essential for our life. And sending houseplant as plant gift could avoid the receiver to receive something they found useless for them. Sending plant gift consider as a safer choice for gifts sender, the receiver will also be very happy to receive houseplants which can acts as air purifying plants instead of some impractical decoration items.

Good for health

Air purifying houseplant may help us clean out the volatile organic components which are common in our living spaces. Instead of expensive air purifier machine, houseplants could act as natural air purifier, a humidifier and helps to create a bio-philic living spaces as well. Besides that, houseplant create a greenery spaces at home and green colour have identified as the colour good for protect our eyes sights. It is because green colour reflective less light compare to other colour. A more biophilic living spaces could help us release stress and feel more relax.

More Sustainable Compare to Materialism Gifts

Compare to the materialism types of gift or fresh flower bouquet, sending potted houseplants is a more sustainable ways in gifting. That’s because we may not really know what are the essentials things for the receiver or what is their preference in home decoration. Therefore, we may gifting a lot of useless items for them and it will eventually become a rubbish in their house. Some of people may sending fresh cut flower as gift for wishing new opening business, birthday or celebrate the anniversary. However, the fresh cutting flower are not long lasting, it could last about one week only and become dried flowers after that. If we want to stop creating more rubbish. We should stop the behaviour of sending fresh cut flower or material items, unless we truly knew what is needed by the receiver. 

More Meaningful because Each Plant have Different Plant Symbolism

Every plant has its own meaning and symbolism, it could help the sender to express their feeling and sending wishes to the receiver. Some of the common houseplants have its own symbolism and meaning too. We may utilise the plants symbolism to help us choose the suitable plant gift send to the others.

Common Houseplants symbolism as Below:

• Aloe vera symbolise good luck and good fortune

• Adiantum symbolise health, luck and protection

• Boston fern symbolise happiness

• Cactus plant symbolise endurance, persistence, never give up

• Callisia spp. symbolise beauty

• Calathea symbolise new beginning, bring away bad luck

• Chlorophyllum comosum symbolise health and mindfulness 

• Dracaena sanderiana symbolism bring safety, peaceful and good luck

• Dracaena fragrans variegated symboism bring away bad luck and bring prosperity

• Pothos symbolise goods fortune, money and reaching new height   

• Ficus elastica symbolise wealth, bring away bad luck and bring back good luck

  
• Ficus benjamina symbolise abundance and peace

• Gardenia symbolise trust clarity and purity

• Jade Plant symbolise Bring benefactor and prosperity, good luck and great friendship

• Kalanchoe eternal love & persistence  

• Lavender symbolise devotion, consistency and love

• Monstera deliciosa -Bring longevity, happiness and prosperity 

• Peace lily symbolise purity, prosperity, innocence, harmony, peace and sympathy, everything goes smoothly

• Peperomia symbolise everything will be alright, good luck

• Pilea peperomioides (Copper Coin Plant)- bring prosperity, financial stability and wealth

• Philodendron symbolise health, abundance growth, love of nature, experiencing growth

• Rosemary symbolise remembrance

• Sansevieria symbolise healthy and longevity 

• Sun flower symbolise Good luck, lasting happiness and bring benefactor in Chinese feng shui

• ZZ Plant symbolise bring prosperity and positive effect in interpersonal; relationship.

  
Make a change of your usual gift sending behaviour. It may give your loved one a surprise and leading our lifestyle to a more sustainable way.